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IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19, 1906.

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'PATENTED AUG. 13, 1907.

ELMAN W. ROE, OF PIOKFORD, MICHIGAN.

IRONING-BOARD Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1907.

Application filed November 19,1906. Serial No. 844,078.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMAN W. Ron, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pickford, in the county of Chippewa and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of the present invention is to devise an ironing board having a foldable leg section and a clamp, the latter adapted to be actuated by movement of the leg either to secure the ironing board when placed in position for use or to release the same when it is required to lay the ironing board aside when not required for immediate service.

The invention consists of the inner connecting means between the folding leg and the clamp and in the peculiar manner of mounting said parts to insure their effective cooperation in a positive and convenient way.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and minor details without departing from the spirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an ironing board embodying the invention as seen from the lower side, the leg being folded. Fig. 2 is a side view of the ironing board, the leg being extended and the clamp gripping a suitable support. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing more clearly the connecting means between the leg and ironing board and between the leg and clamp.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The ironing board 1 may be of any form and is provided near its wide end and upon the under side with a cross-bar 2 which is rounded upon its lower edge to form a fulcrum for the clamp 3 to turn upon. The leg 4 is hinged or pivoted to the ironing board in any way and is so constructed as to be limited in its outward movement by having the end abutting against the under side of the ironing board. When folded the leg t bears against the cross-bar 2 and lies close against the under side of the ironing board so as to occupy a minimum amount of room.

In the construction shown in the drawings a block 12 is secured to the under side of the ironing board and the leg 4 hinged to the said block. I

The clamp 3 consists of a bar 5 and a cross-head 6, the latter being secured to the short arm of the bar and arranged opposite to the end portion of the ironing board near the cross-bar 2. The bar 5 is tapered in its length and is adapted to yield, thereby admitting of opening of the leg 4 after the gripping portion of the cross-head 6 has come in contact with the support to which the ironing board is fitted. Any suitable means may be employed for connecting the clamp to the cross-bar to admit of its having an oscillatory movement without binding. The clamp and the leg lie in the same plane when said leg is folded, thereby presenting a neat appearance and occupying a minimum amount of space when the leg is folded.

A crank connection is provided between the folding leg and the clamp, thereby insuring positive operation of the clamp both when folding and extending the leg. The crank connection preferably consists of a stout wire having crank portions 7 and 8 at opposite ends which are mounted in openings respectively of the clamp 3 and leg 4, the intermediate portion 9 of the crank connection coming between said clamp and leg when folded, as shown most clearly in Fig 1. The projecting ends of the crank portions 7 and 9 are bent or upset to prevent their accidental slipping through the openings in the parts to which they are fitted.

The ironing board is adapted to be fitted to a bake board, the cap of wains-coting, the projecting portion of a window sill, a table, a shelf, or like supporting means, the same being firmly gripped between the rear end of the ironing board and the cross-head 6 of the clamp. Upon turning the leg 4 into vertical or upright position the end of the clamp connected therewith is moved away from the ironing board, thereby causing the opposite end of the clamp or that provided with the cross-head 6 to move towards the plane of the ironing board and grip the supporting means arranged between said cross-head and the inner or rear end of the ironing board, as will be readily understood and as indicated in Fig. 2. Upon folding the leg 4 the clamp is released. When the leg 4 is turned into upright position the ironing board is supported thereby and by the support 10 gripped between the clamp and the rear end of the ironing board Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

The combination of an ironing board, a cross piece secured to the under face of the ironing board, a clamping bar mounted to rock upon the cross piece, one pnd of the clamping bar cooperating with an end of the ironing board to form a clamp, a leg pivotally connected to the ironing board and designed to swing thereagainst, the opposite end of the clamping bar being located adjacent the leg, and a crank connection between the clamp and the leg, the said crank connection comprising two arms connected by an offset portion normally disposed between the leg and the clamping bar, the said arms being journaled respectively in the clamping bar and leg.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMAN W. ROE.

Witnesses SIMON PARKER, A. W: TAYLOR. 

